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ZACHARY M. LINDLEY, OF CARTI-IAGE, MISSOURI, ASSIGN OR OF ONE-THIRD TO ERNEST B. JACOBS AND VICTOR A. VALLACE, OF SAME PLACE.

REEL ATTACHMENT FOR HARvEsTlNG AND REAPING MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 470,061, dated March 1, 1892. Application filed August 14, 1891. Seria1No.402.652. (No model.)

T all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ZACHARY M. LINDLEY, a citizen of the 'United States, and a resident of Carthage, in the county of Jasper and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reel Attach men ts for Harvesting and Reaping Machines; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art-to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked-thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a side view. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section, and Fig. 3 is a perspective detail view of the camdisk.

This invention relates to reels for harvesting-machines; and it consists in the novel construction and combination of parts, as hereinafter specified.

Owing to the construction and arrangement of the reels now in use in harvesters, it is neoessary that the team drawing the machine be connected thereto by whifdetrees at a considerable distance out on the tongue from the machine in order that the reel will clear the team in its operation. v

The object of-the invention is to so construct the reel that the draft attachment may be set back close to the machine in order to obtain a short close draft.

The important feature of this invention is the provision of a reel wherein its bars or blades will, in addition to their rotary movement, have a laterally-reciprocating movement so controlled that when any reel-arm approaches the zenith of its movement and starts on its down turn, said arm will be withdrawn or pushed grainward a sufficient distance to clear the team, after which it will be again thrown back in position to catch the grain. By this arrangement the doubletree may be set back on the tongue close to the machine, permitting a short close draft.

In the-accompanying drawings, the letter A designates the reel-post, having adj ustably secured thereto the bearing-block B for the reel-shaft C. Rigidly secured on the shaft C near its inner end is a collar D, having a series of radial lugs or projections cl, to each of which is .pivoted the inner end of an' arm D', six such arms being shown. Near the outer end of the shaft are a series of arms F, parallel each with the corresponding arm D and at their central portions having a loop or eye f, through which the shaft C passes, said arms being pivotally secured thereat to said shaft to allow them a movement in adirection par- 6o allel with the length of the shaft and with the movement of the arms D. Pivotally connected to the extremities of the arms F are the reel bars or blades G, which are also respectively and similarly connected to the arms D. These bars or blades are parallel with the reel-shaft and by their pivotal support are capable of a parallel reciprocating movement.

Pivotally connected to each arm D at its 7o intermediate portion is a rod or plunger H, extending inwardly and working in a guide in a disk H', secured to the shafts, and through which said rods project, carrying each at its inner end an anti-friction roller h. In the drawings the disk H is shown as star-shaped, an aperture or slotI H2 being formed in each point, through which the plungers are free to slide, said apertures or slots serving as the guides above referred to. It will be under- 8o stood, however, that any other suitable form of plate with a series of suitably-located slots or apertures may be used equally well.

K is a cam-disk so arranged that when the respective reel-arms approach the zenith of their movement and start on the down turn said cam will engage the respective plunger or rod I-I, pushing the reel-arm grainward a suf- Iicient distance to permit it to pass the horse. Vhen said arm has passed the horse, it is 9o thrown stubbleward again to catch the grain by said cam, which at the same time diverts grainward the reel arm or bar, which is above and succeeding it. It will be observed that by reason of the parallel movement of the arms or bars when any bar is pushed grain- Ward the bar directly opposite thereto will be thrown back stubbleward. If desired, the cam may have cog-teeth on its surface which are adapted to engage corresponding teeth loo on the anti-friction rollers h. It is also evident that the operation of the reel, as above described, may be effected by other suitable shaft, pivoted at their inner ends to radial means, or that the cam might be arranged in lugs on a collar fast 011 said shaft, parallel various Ways for the same purpose, and therebars or blades connecting the corresponding fore I do not Wish to limit myselt` to the form arms in each series, a rod or plunger secu red 5 shown. The reel may be driven by any suitto each of the stubbleward arms, projecting 2o able connection with the driving-gear of the through a guide-plate, and carrying each a harvester. friction-roll, and a cam for reciprocating said Having described this invention, what I rods or plungers, substantially as specified. claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters In testimony whereof I afx my signature in io Patent, ispresence of two witnesses.

A harvester-reel comprising a shaft a sef A ,v l f ries of arms F at the grainwtard end oaf said ACHARX M' LINDLEX shaft, having a loop or eye at their central lVitnesses: portions pivotallyseeured to said shaft, a se- J. A. VALLACE, I5 ries of arms at the stubbleward end of the E. B. JACOBS. 

